Charles henry fisher



(No Model.)

- 0. H. FISHER.

PAPER HOLDER. No. 402,237. PatentedAprf30, 1889.

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- UNITED STATES PATENT OFFIC.

CHARLES HENRY FISHER, OF SANTA FE, TERRITORY OF NEYV MEXICO, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO EDWVARD L. BARTLETT AND L. A. HUGHES,

OF SAME PLACE.

' PAPER-HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 402,237, dated April 30, 1889.

Application filed December 8,1888- Serial No. 293,005. (No model.)

ToaZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known thatl, CHARLES HENRY FISHER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Santa Fe, in the county of Santa F and Territory of New Mexico, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Paper- Holders; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of theinvention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters and figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

My invention relates to devices for holding paper; and its object is to provide type-writers and other copyists wi th a convenient storage rack or receptacle for blank and written sheets of paper, envelopes, bill-heads, manifold sheets, and other articles of stationery.

The invention consists of a compact portable receptacle for these articles, preferably combined with a copy-holder, as hereinafter described.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of my invention, and Fig. 2 is avertical section thereof.

The base A may be of any desired shape or size, provided it is long enough and heavy enough to afford a firm support for the rest of the device. metal, but may consist of sheet metal filled in with lead or otherwise weighted. It may also be provided with rubber feet or a suit able facing of soft material to prevent it from marrin g the surface of the table or stand upon which it is placed.

A vertical standard, B, is firmly secured in the base A in any convenient manner. The standard is tall enough to give proper bearing-surface for the tube C, to which the paper'- receptacle is attached. The tube is of such a diameter internally as to slide freely upon the standard, and at its lower end is a flange, 0, which rests upon a collar, D, sliding on the standard and adjustable thereon, at any desired height, by means of a thumb-screw, cl.

Fastened to one side of the tube C, by soldering, riveting, or otherwise, is a receptacle,

It is preferably made of cast E, preferably made of sheet metal, japanned or otherwise ornamented, and having one or more compartments for paper and other articles. Ifseveral compartments are used, they are preferably of different heights and may be stepped, as shown. i

In Fig. 1 the tube 0 is shown as extending down below the receptacle E farther than it does in Fig. 2. When the device is arranged for the use of type-Writers, I prefer to have one compartment, e, deep enough and wide enough to hold sheets of carbon-paper. A lid, e, closes the compartment at the top. A false bottom, 6 perforated or reticulated, is inserted near the lower end of the compartment, and in the space below is fitted a tray, E, preferably removable, for holding water or some material like sponge saturated with moisture, the vapor from which rises into the compartment 6 and keeps the carbon-paper damp. Extra ink-ribbons may also be kept in this compartment. I also provide one or more compartments, 6, for legal-cap paper, and other compartments, e" e 0 e for letter-heads, bill-heads, note-paper, envelopes, and the like. The deeper of these compartments are provided with removable bottoms, which may consist of a plate, E wide enough to extend ing in grooved ways 6 secured to the under side of the receptacle E. The plate may have a lip or flange, e", to enable it to be drawn out more readily. The purpose of this removable bottom is to allow dust to be emptied from the compartments, and also to drop out sheets of paper that have become rumpled up and have sunk down so far below the top of the compartment that they cannot be reached with the hand.

A copy-holder, F, may be hinged to the upperpart of the receptacle E, and be provided with an arc, f, sliding through a slot in a block, f, attached to the receptacle. A setscrew, f enables the copy-holder to be adjusted at any angle.

The particular construction of the copyholder forms no part of my invention. In the drawings I have shown the ordinary Remington style. It can be adjusted to any height under all the compartments desired, and slidby means of the collar D and set-screw (Z, and since the tube C turns freely on the standard the device can be given any degree of angular adjustment, either to bring the copy to the right position or to remove a sheet from the receptacle E.

The advantages of my invention are several. The angular and vertical adjustment of the copy-holder is quickly accomplished, and is of greater range than that of the ordinary holder. The carbon-paper is kept moist and always in good condition. By having all the various grades and sizes of paper at hand in the compartments the operator need not leave the machine to make changes of paper. The written sheets can be placed in one of the compartments and thereby be preserved from injury or loss. The paper is held secure from being blown about by drafts of air. It is evident that the receptacle may be used without the copy-holder.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, 15-

1. A receptacle for stationery, having a compartment for carbon-paper, provided with a false perforated bot-tom,and a tray below said bottom, substantially as described.

2. A receptacle for stationery, having a coinpartment for carbon-paper, provided with a lid, a false perforated bottom, and a removable tray below said bottom, substantially as described.

3. A receptacle for stationery, having one or more compartments provided with a removable bottom, as and for the purpose set forth.

4. A receptacle for stationery, having one or more compartments, and provided with a copy-holder, substantially as described.

5. Areceptacle for stationery, provided with a copy-holder, and having a compartment for carbon-paper, provided with means for keeping the paper moist, substantially as described.

6. The combination, with the base A and standard B, of the receptable E, adjustable on the standard and having one or more compartments, substantially as described.

7. The combination, with the base A and standard B, of the adjustable collar D, the tube C, resting thereon, and the receptacle E, fastened to the tube and having one or more compartments for stationery, substantially as described.

8. The combination, with the base A and standard B, of the stationery-receptacle E, adjustable on the standard and provided with a copy-holder, F, attached. to said receptacle, substantially as described.

9. The stationery-receptacle E, having the slotted block f, and having a copy-holder, F, hinged thereto and provided with an arc, f, adjustable in the slotted block f, substantially as described. V

10. The combination, with the base A and standard B, of the tube (J, the adjustable collar D, supporting the tube, the receptacle E, attached to the tube and provided with the slotted block f, the copy-holder F, hinged to the receptacle and having the arc f sliding through the block f, and the set-screwf for clamping the are at any desired point, sub stantially as described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

CHARLES HENRY FISI I ER.

Witnesses:

W. E. GRIFFIN, EDWARD L. BARTLETT. 

